An Awful Thought

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 117391


SSSusan:
> > But isn't this a bit of an insult to JKR's writing?  Even 
> > having  boxes & boxes full of notes and a final chapter, 
> > wouldn't it take some *talent* to bring it all together to the 
> > standard we're used to? <snip>
> > I believe the only way we'll get a proper finish is if JKR 
> > herself issues it. 
 
catkind:  
> I didn't mean to sound disrespectful! I was just trying to say 
> that I neither expect nor want the next two books to be about 
> tying off loose ends.


SSSusan:
Neither do I, in the sense that I don't want a listing of Loose End 
#223 and Its Answer. :-)  You know, an obvious, "Whoops, better give 
those Snape-obsessed fans their bit of backstory here so they don't 
go nuts wondering what THAT was all about."  Rather, what I trust 
JKR--and only JKR--to be able to do is to bring it all together in 
the next two books in such a way that many of the loose ends are 
*NATURALLY* tied up in the process.  In ways where we'll say, "Oh, 
THAT'S how it all fit!" or "Aha, so Pippin was wrong about Lupin!" 
[hee hee] or "Brilliant!  How did she plan that so well?"


catkind:
> I'm not so sure it couldn't be done convincingly by someone else
> though.  JKR has a very distinctive style, and distinctive styles 
> are in general easy to imitate. 


SSSusan:
And here's where I just disagree, I suppose.  I think even though 
people *can* mimic the style and [in our hypothetical scenario] 
would have access to voluminous notes and outlines, I still think 
there are interconnections and depths of mysteries and details of 
character that only she knows how to bring to fruition or full 
revelation.  I suppose if one assumes she's sketched out *all* of 
these in notes, then finishing it out would be highly possible.  
But, while I don't know this to be true, *I'm* going on rather the 
opposite assumption -- that parts of it are simply still in there in 
her head *only* and so we still need *her* head.  :-)

Does that make sense at all?

Siriusly Snapey Susan